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• Why do popes choose different names and what could the name of the new pope be?

  04-05-2025 13:51 via article.wn.com
  By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Like the other ceremonies and traditions that accompany the advent of a new pope, his newly chosen name will be imbued with centuries of Catholic history and dissected for its many layers of meaning. Changing his name is one of the first actions the new pope takes as head of the Roman Catholic Church and can play a hugely symbolic role in setting the tone for his pontificate. It is a precedent that was set in the early Middle Ages and, while there is no doctrina
  
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• Venezuelan government rejects seizure of new vessel transporting oil\u00a0

  21-12-2025 01:09 via article.wn.com
  Caracas said \u2060that...
  
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• Trump Endorses Bruce Blakeman for New York Governor After Stefanik Drops Out

  21-12-2025 01:09 via article.wn.com
  One day after Elise Stefanik dropped out of the New York Governor’s race, President Trump has endorsed Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman for Governor of New York. | Read More The Yeshiva World ......
  
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• Staunchly Pro-Israel Rep. Elise Stefanik Drops Out Of NY Governor’s Race; Trump Endorses Blakeman

  21-12-2025 01:09 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump on Saturday endorsed...
  
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• Sheriff’s Deputies Rescue Paragliders Forced to Land in Malibu Ocean

  21-12-2025 01:09 via article.wn.com
  Sheriff’s deputies rushed into the water to rescue two paragliders after they were forced to land in the ocean off Carbon Beach in Malibu California. | Read More The Yeshiva World ......
  
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• Police Investigating After Woman Extinguishes Chanukah Menorah at Tel Aviv Mall [VIDEO]

  21-12-2025 01:09 via article.wn.com
  Israeli police have opened an investigation after a...
  
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• Canadian Police Arrest Three Toronto Men In Terror-Linked Kidnapping Plot Targeting Jews And Women

  21-12-2025 01:09 via article.wn.com
  Canadian police announced Friday the arrest of three...
  
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• Australian State Moves To Ban ‘Globalize The Intifada’ Chant After Bondi Beach Terror Massacre

  21-12-2025 01:09 via article.wn.com
  The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) is...
  
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• World today resembles coalition politics; India must stay nimble: Jaishankar

  21-12-2025 01:02 via article.wn.com
  External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Saturday said the global political order now resembles coalition politics, marked by shifting alignments and fluid partnerships, and stressed that India must pursue its interests with flexibility and pragmatism. The Pune Literature Festival was organised on the sidelines of the ongoing Pune Book Festival. (HT) Speaking in conversation with National Book Trust director Yuvraj Malik on ‘Diplomacy to Discourse’ at the Pune Literature Festival,
  
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• Today in History: Dec. 20, the Louisiana Purchase is completed

  21-12-2025 01:00 via article.wn.com
  Today is Saturday, Dec. 20, the 354th day of 2025. There are 11 days left in the year. ......
  
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• Myanmar's military government charge hundreds with breaking election law as voting date nears

  21-12-2025 01:00 via article.wn.com
  Myanmar's military government has charged over 200 people with violating the country's strict election law ahead of a general election at the end of this month. Critics argue the election, which starts on Dec. 28, will not be free or ......
  
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• US, Russian officials meet in Florida for more Ukraine talks

  21-12-2025 00:58 via article.wn.com
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – U.S. negotiators met Russian officials in Florida on Saturday for the latest talks aimed at ending Russia’s war in Ukraine, as President Donald Trump’s administration tries to coax an agreement out of both sides to end the conflict. The Miami meeting followed U.S. talks on Friday with Ukrainian and European officials, the latest discussions of a peace plan that has sparked some hope of a resolution to the conflict that began when Russia launched its full
  
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• Slain Bangladesh activist Hadi laid to rest next to national poet’s grave

  21-12-2025 00:57 via article.wn.com
  DHAKA: With thousands in attendance, the spokesperson for Inqilab Moncho and a frontline figure of the July uprising, Sharif Osman Hadi, was laid to rest Saturday beside the grave of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam near the Dhaka University Central Mosque. Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus attending Hadi’s funeral and paying tribute to the slain activist, widely known for his strong anti-India stance, is...
  
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• Trump brags about demanding his own government give him taxpayer money over Mar-a-Lago search: ‘I ...

  21-12-2025 00:54 via article.wn.com
  ’Actually, maybe I shouldn't give it to charity. Maybe I should keep the money’...
  
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• The Trump administration spends $3500 every time an immigrant self-deports. The true cost is far greater

  21-12-2025 00:54 via article.wn.com
  The Department of Homeland...
  
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• Rob and Michele Reiner murders: Suspect Nick Reiner is on suicide watch in solitary confinement, ...

  21-12-2025 00:54 via article.wn.com
  The 32-year-old is...
  
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• ‘Redman’ police academy drill linked to deaths and injuries across the US

  21-12-2025 00:54 via article.wn.com
  Academies have...
  
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• Google, Apple warns staff with US visas against international travel due to embassy delays

  21-12-2025 00:51 via article.wn.com
  The administration of...
  
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• US Seizes Another Venezuelan Oil Tanker

  21-12-2025 00:47 via article.wn.com
  Tensions between the United States and Venezuela continue after the seizure of a second oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast was confirmed on Saturday afternoon, an action that expands the U.S. government’s campaign to curb what it describes as illicit crude oil trade that — allegedly — finances narco-terrorism and puts pressure on Nicolás Maduro’s regime. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem reported that the Coast Guard detained a vessel in internationa
  
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• U.S. seizes another oil tanker off Venezuelan coast

  21-12-2025 00:46 via article.wn.com
  The United States has seized ‌an oil...
  
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• Masked youths 'with batons' chased as mass brawl erupts on street

  21-12-2025 00:45 via article.wn.com
  CCTV footage shows two masked youths armed with "batons" being chased up the main road by another pair of youths, one dressed in his pyjamas. ......
  
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• US Coast Guard Intercept 2nd Oil Tanker From Venezuela: Noem

  21-12-2025 00:43 via article.wn.com
  Members of the U.S. Coast Guard, on Dec. 20, intercepted an oil tanker that last docked in Venezuela, U.S. Homeland...
  
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• Toronto Considers Enforcement Options for E-bikes, E-scooters on Sidewalks

  21-12-2025 00:43 via article.wn.com
  Toronto city councillors have raised questions about the number of e-bikes and e-scooters using sidewalks, and...
  
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• Video by Taslima raises concerns over safety of Bangladesh minorities

  21-12-2025 00:42 via article.wn.com
  DHAKA/NEW DELHI: Concerns about the safety of the minorities in Bangladesh under the Mohammad Yunus-led interim govt escalated on Saturday after author Taslima Nasrin posted a video of Dipu Chandra Das, who was lynched on Thursday night, with the police to ask whether they handed over the Hindu worker to the killer mob and it pointed to the infiltration of law-enforcement ranks by...
  
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• The Trump administration spends $3,500 every time an immigrant self-deports. The true cost could be far greater

  21-12-2025 00:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Department of Homeland Security has branded self-deportation a ‘dignified’ route out of the country. But advocates warn those who choose to do so may not be able to return for years — or at all. Kelly Rissman reports
  
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• At least 16 Epstein files disappear from DOJ website without public notice

  21-12-2025 00:18 via article.wn.com
  At least 16 Epstein files disappear from DOJ website without public notice ......
  
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• What’s been learned — and is still unknown — after release of some Epstein files

  21-12-2025 00:17 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. Department of Justice...
  
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• At least 16 files disappeared from Jeffrey Epstein documents

  21-12-2025 00:15 via article.wn.com
  At least 16 files disappeared from the...
  
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• Paraplegic engineer becomes first wheelchair user in space

  21-12-2025 00:11 via article.wn.com
  A paraplegic engineer has become the first wheelchair user in space, blasting off with Blue Origin. ......
  
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• At least 16 files from Epstein release disappeared from DOJ webpage, including photo of Trump, ...

  21-12-2025 00:11 via article.wn.com
  At least 16 files from Epstein release disappeared from DOJ webpage, including photo of Trump, with no explanation. ......
  
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